http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- Solar wafers for use in the production of photovoltaic systems are extremely sensitive. In a test and demonstration center research is being conducted on grippers to determine the best way of handling delicate wafers in order to optimize the production process. http://www.physorg.com/news176571725.html Technology Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:00:06 EST news176571725 Toys don't usually inspire high-tech innovation, but Michelle Khine's childhood favorite did just that. http://www.physorg.com/news171723718.html Technology Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:40:01 EST news171723718 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new process for creating ultrathin, ultrasmall inorganic light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and assembling them into large arrays offers new classes of lighting and display systems with interesting properties, such as see-through construction and mechanical flexibility, that would be impossible to achieve with existing technologies. http://www.physorg.com/news169997059.html Technology Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:25:10 EST news169997059 You need the right tool to slice silicon blocks into paper-thin wafers: a several-kilometer-long wire wetted with a type of grinding paste. And all the parameters must be optimally adjusted -- only then can significant material losses be avoided during the cutting process. http://www.physorg.com/news168858869.html Technology Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:30:01 EST news168858869 Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new technique for growing slimmer copper nanorods, a key step for advancing integrated 3-D chip technology. http://www.physorg.com/news156522913.html Nanotechnology Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:36:02 EST news156522913 (PhysOrg.com) -- By integrating a solid-state electron emitter and a microcavity plasma device, researchers at the University of Illinois have created a plasma transistor that could be used to make lighter, less expensive and higher resolution flat-panel displays. http://www.physorg.com/news152973325.html Physics Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:36:20 EST news152973325 While exploring the properties of polymer formation, a team of scientists at the National Institute for Standards and Technology has made a fundamental discovery* about these materials that could improve methods of creating the stable crystalline films that are widely used in electronics applications -and also offer insight into a range of other phenomena. http://www.physorg.com/news151089776.html Physics Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:22:56 EST news151089776 Most innovations don't go far unless there is a way to turn them into products that are manufacturable on a mass scale. That's why new research on carbon nanotubes, presented June 19 by a group of Stanford electrical engineers, is likely to draw industry attention. http://www.physorg.com/news134398253.html Nanotechnology Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:50:53 EST news134398253